Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington

The new details explaining how Flynn has helped the special counsel investigation will ratchet up the pressure on President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the Mueller probe as a "witch hunt".

Flynn ― who joined in chants of "lock her up" against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Republican National Convention ― admitted that he made a false statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on January 24, 2017.

The criminal charges included five counts of tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a financial institution, one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate.

In a court filing last week, Cohen said he had pursued a proposed Trump Organization real estate project in Moscow with Russian government officials well into the presidential campaign, with Trump's knowledge.

According to his plea, Flynn discussed USA sanctions with Kislyak on Trump's behalf during the presidential transition and said members of the president's inner circle were aware of, and in some cases directing, his efforts.

This week, Trump lashed out at his former legal fixer, Michael Cohen, saying he is making up "stories" to get a reduced prison sentence after his latest guilty plea to lying to Congress detailed conversations he had with the then-Republican presidential candidate.

Lawyers for Cohen asked a federal judge in NY on Friday not to sentence him to prison.

US President Donald Trump has called for a "full and complete" sentence for his former lawyer Michael Cohen, weighing in on a judicial proceeding with accusations Cohen lied about dealings with Russian Federation during his 2016 presidential campaign. One knowledgeable source said Flynn's cooperation largely took place immediately following his December 2017 court appearance.

The president's critics contend such statements about individuals who refuse to testify against him or give up potentially damaging information are signs he might pardon them, should they face federal charges. Van der Zwaan received a 30-day sentence and Papadopoulos got a 14-day sentence.

He is at the center of what's believed to be an investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice.

The president compared Cohen with Stone, who is also being investigated by Mueller over his possible role in colluding with the Russians during the campaign.

But according to memos penned by Comey, President Trump tried to protect Flynn by asking Comey to let the investigation into his false statements go. This suggests that the investigation may not be wrapping up soon. "The fact it's done out in the open is no defence", said Neal Katyal, a veteran constitutional lawyer and former acting solicitor general of the Department of Justice.

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Each of the companies operate ground facilities already but will work with AWS Ground Station to augment operations. Amazon.com's cloud services platform, has introduced two new services based on blockchain technology.

They let them hang around too long, and suffered their second heartbreaking loss to Nick Saban and company this calendar year. It doesn't get much more heartbreaking than what Georgia has experienced in their last two meetings with Alabama .

As several former heavyweights had predicted beforehand, the longer the fight went on, the more Fury looked in control. The buildup was the buildup, and we had a great buildup. "That's what we proved tonight, and I'm ready to do it again".

If one of the Nations League group winners have already secured a spot, the next-best team in that tier will make the playoffs. Croatia has been drawn in Group E alongside Wales , Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan.

Police are seeking a couple who lost an engagement ring down a grate in NY moments after the man popped the question. The couple reportedly went to the police for help, but officials were unable to locate the ring and the couple left.

In an interview this week with Bloomberg , Toomey said that the USMCA is "frankly, not really as good as the underlying NAFTA". That subject is a hot topic, especially as Trump prepares to meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Qualcomm announced it was dropping plans to proceed with the deal after it failed to receive Chinese government approval. President Donald Trump , centre, get ready for a summit family photo in Buenos Aires on Friday.

Spurs play Arsenal twice in the space of a fortnight as they come up against each other in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Pochettino's side will go out if they fail to beat the Italian side at Wembley.

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